Hi guys! This will be my last post concluding and giving a summary of Brazilian Ju Jitsu. After looking at my 4 other post i hope i have covered most of the information of BJJ and as well as incur interest of BJJ in you guys!
Therefore, i will be posting locations where you can actually learn BJJ in Singapore.
Evolve MMA
Evolve is one of the largest and noted best MMA gym in Asia. Although it has variety of programs such as boxing, muay thai, mma and others. Their BJJ Program is actually very good as the instructors there are very good. It is affilated with the legendary Renzo Gracie whom is BJJ black belt a world famous Jiu-Jitsu Coach. It is also the only Renzo Gracie Affilate Academy in Asia. There are also world champions from evolve teaching as instructors over there.
Overall, the program is really good as you are receiving world-class training under world class instructors.
Below are the two locations of Evolve MMA Gm in singapore.
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So that concludes my last post and i hope you guys learned more about BJJ and became interested to learn it outside! Thank you for your time and comments throughout the five post.
Sunday 29 July 2012
MMA - Gyms in Singapore!
Yo fighters!
So basically, today I am going to cover some of the gyms available for MMA training right here in Singapore.
To summarise, there is basically 4 major MMA gyms in Singapore which are : Juggernaut Fight Club, Evolve MMA, Impact MMA, FightG MMA Academy.
Each of these gyms have good points and bad points which is up to you to decide which is your preferred choice.
So why not take a visit to the gym itself?
Below are the address of this 4 gyms.
Juggernaut Fight Club - 50B Boat Quay Singapore 049839
5 minutes walk from Raffles Place MRT
Evolve : Mixed Martial Arts
26 China Street, #01-01 Singapore 049568
Impact Mixed Martial Arts
No.3 Shenton Way #03-06 Shenton House Singapore 068805
Fight G MMA Academy
41 C North canal Road Singapore 059297
Here are the links for the mentioned gyms :
Juggernaut Fight Club http://juggernautfightclub.com/
Evolve http://evolve-mma.com/
Impact http://www.impactmma.com.sg/
Fight G http://fightg.com/MMA.html
Tools used : https://maps.google.com.sg/maps?hl=en
I hope this above information helped, and good luck in finding the right gym for you! Signing off, Lucas.
So basically, today I am going to cover some of the gyms available for MMA training right here in Singapore.
To summarise, there is basically 4 major MMA gyms in Singapore which are : Juggernaut Fight Club, Evolve MMA, Impact MMA, FightG MMA Academy.
Each of these gyms have good points and bad points which is up to you to decide which is your preferred choice.
So why not take a visit to the gym itself?
Below are the address of this 4 gyms.
Juggernaut Fight Club - 50B Boat Quay Singapore 049839
5 minutes walk from Raffles Place MRT
Evolve : Mixed Martial Arts
26 China Street, #01-01 Singapore 049568
Impact Mixed Martial Arts
No.3 Shenton Way #03-06 Shenton House Singapore 068805
Fight G MMA Academy
41 C North canal Road Singapore 059297
Here are the links for the mentioned gyms :
Juggernaut Fight Club http://juggernautfightclub.com/
Evolve http://evolve-mma.com/
Impact http://www.impactmma.com.sg/
Fight G http://fightg.com/MMA.html
Tools used : https://maps.google.com.sg/maps?hl=en
I hope this above information helped, and good luck in finding the right gym for you! Signing off, Lucas.
Saturday 28 July 2012
Fundamental Principles of Judo
Judo as Physical Training
It is a fundamental principle of sports to carry on exercises in proportion to the bodily strength. Judo as a game belongs to the fighting games and so often assumes all the aspects of an intensive feat of strength requiring strenuous exertions. In the practice of Judo, however, this evil can be averted by means of Kata (forms). That is, the kata enables the Judo student to adjust the amount of exercise according to his bodily strength and age, and yet is fully effectual both in respect to interest and benefit.
Judo includes the following three points in its objective on the physical side:
1. Toughness (giving steadiness, elasticity and staying power to the muscles)
2. Flexibility (giving mobility to the spinal column and other joints together with full elasticity of the muscles)
3. Adroitness (quickening the function of the motor nerves and making movements both nimble and steady)
From the standpoint of athletic physiology these qualities are correlated with one another, and the bodily activities in Judo exercises are best adapted to those requirements.
Shizentai
The shizentai, or natural posture, is the posture of a person standing quietly with his head and upper body kept upright, arms hanging without constraint and legs not so firm and widely apart. This is the description of the proper posture as regards its form, but it has a deeper, wider significance. When this posture is maintained, it may be considered that 1) the body keeps stability and does not fall and 2)as the limbs are kept soft they can shift to any action at any moment.
The natural posture is explained as a standing posture. However if outward form or posture is out of consideration, and the natural posture is an attitude of the body which is capable of repelling the opponent's attack, and moreover of assuming the offensive whenever there is an opening in the opponent's guard, the natural posture may be said to be possible not only when standing, but also when sitting or lying. In fact, in a Judo contest, the contestant who has fallen is not nedessarily beaten. On the contrary, he may make an attack against his opponent while lying on the mats. In fact, the natural posture is an attitude of the body which is always capable of taking the lead.
There is an old expression, "Motion in rest." It means that rest is pregnant with motion as infinite activity, so it indicates the principle of natural posture. Functioning like this, the natural posture must necessarily be studied from a mental point of view, and from olden times the ultimate secrets of jujutsu have lain here.
Courtesy
Courtesy is the formal manifestation of the spirit of respect. With the spirit of respect we recognize the dignity of another's personality. In other words, it is the spirit of living inharmony with one another in social life. In a Judo contest the contestants should face each other in the proper posture, looking properly at each other and using moderation in their actions. Thus they are in harmony in which they never set each other at defiance, and maintain the dignity of personality. Hence it is taught that exercises in Judo should begin with courtesy and end with courtesy.
That is all about Judo for now. I sure hope that after reading all 5 posts that I have compiled, you have learned much more about this amazing form of martial art. Thank you all for your kind dedications, comments and contributions.
-Wan Qi
Judo as Physical Training
It is a fundamental principle of sports to carry on exercises in proportion to the bodily strength. Judo as a game belongs to the fighting games and so often assumes all the aspects of an intensive feat of strength requiring strenuous exertions. In the practice of Judo, however, this evil can be averted by means of Kata (forms). That is, the kata enables the Judo student to adjust the amount of exercise according to his bodily strength and age, and yet is fully effectual both in respect to interest and benefit.
Judo includes the following three points in its objective on the physical side:
1. Toughness (giving steadiness, elasticity and staying power to the muscles)
2. Flexibility (giving mobility to the spinal column and other joints together with full elasticity of the muscles)
3. Adroitness (quickening the function of the motor nerves and making movements both nimble and steady)
From the standpoint of athletic physiology these qualities are correlated with one another, and the bodily activities in Judo exercises are best adapted to those requirements.
Shizentai
The shizentai, or natural posture, is the posture of a person standing quietly with his head and upper body kept upright, arms hanging without constraint and legs not so firm and widely apart. This is the description of the proper posture as regards its form, but it has a deeper, wider significance. When this posture is maintained, it may be considered that 1) the body keeps stability and does not fall and 2)as the limbs are kept soft they can shift to any action at any moment.
The natural posture is explained as a standing posture. However if outward form or posture is out of consideration, and the natural posture is an attitude of the body which is capable of repelling the opponent's attack, and moreover of assuming the offensive whenever there is an opening in the opponent's guard, the natural posture may be said to be possible not only when standing, but also when sitting or lying. In fact, in a Judo contest, the contestant who has fallen is not nedessarily beaten. On the contrary, he may make an attack against his opponent while lying on the mats. In fact, the natural posture is an attitude of the body which is always capable of taking the lead.
There is an old expression, "Motion in rest." It means that rest is pregnant with motion as infinite activity, so it indicates the principle of natural posture. Functioning like this, the natural posture must necessarily be studied from a mental point of view, and from olden times the ultimate secrets of jujutsu have lain here.
Courtesy
Courtesy is the formal manifestation of the spirit of respect. With the spirit of respect we recognize the dignity of another's personality. In other words, it is the spirit of living inharmony with one another in social life. In a Judo contest the contestants should face each other in the proper posture, looking properly at each other and using moderation in their actions. Thus they are in harmony in which they never set each other at defiance, and maintain the dignity of personality. Hence it is taught that exercises in Judo should begin with courtesy and end with courtesy.
That is all about Judo for now. I sure hope that after reading all 5 posts that I have compiled, you have learned much more about this amazing form of martial art. Thank you all for your kind dedications, comments and contributions.
-Wan Qi
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